Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848)
Nationality:
Italian
Born: November 29, 1797, Bergamo Died: April 8, 1848, Bergamo (age 50)
String Quartet No. 16 in b minor
(for 2 violins, viola and cello)
| 7:07 | I. | Allegro | |
| 4:39 | II. | Largo | |
| 2:50 | III. | Minuetto | |
| 3:37 | IV. | Allegro finale |
Duration: 19 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1819-1821 (age 21-24)
2 recordings,
8 videos
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6:26
Revolutionary Drawing Room
I.
Allegro
4:42
Revolutionary Drawing Room
II.
Largo
2:58
Revolutionary Drawing Room
III.
Minuetto
3:31
Revolutionary Drawing Room
IV.
Allegro finale
8:29
Gian-Luca Petrucci, Kodály Quartet
I.
Allegro
4:32
Gian-Luca Petrucci, Kodály Quartet
II.
Largo
2:33
Gian-Luca Petrucci, Kodály Quartet
III.
Minuetto
3:49
Gian-Luca Petrucci, Kodály Quartet
IV.
Allegro finale
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glossary
- allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
- chamber music, Kammermusik [G], musique de chambre [F], musica da camera [I], musica cameralis [L]—"Classical Music" for a small ensemble, generally 8 or fewer players with a canonical emphasis on 3-6 players. explore
- finale [I], final [F]—The final movement, sometimes explicitly titled thus
- largo—slow, solemn, sustained.slower than lento. faster than grave
- minuet, menuet [F], Menuett [G], menuetto [I], minuetto [I]—A graceful, courtly French dance of the Baroque and Classical period with a triple meter and a moderate tempo.It was introduced at the court of Louis XIV. In classical forms such as the symphony or chamber music, the minuet evolved into the more vigorous scherzo.
- quartet, quatuor [F], quartett [G], quartetto [I], cuarteto [S]—ensemble or work for four players the most important examples being the string quartet and the piano quartet
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string quartet, Streichquartett [G], quatuor à cordes [F], quartetto d'archi [I], quartetto di cordi [I], cuarteto de cuerda [S], vonósnégyes [H]—an ensemble as well as music written for that ensemble comprising 2 violins, viola and cello. This is one of the essential genres / forms / ensembles of chamber music and arguably a critical "core" of "classical" music.
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